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Monthly Archive: June 2016

Cerebral Palsy

La Parálisis Cerebral y el Significado del Amor Incondicional

La historia de cuidador destacada esta semana fue escrita por Maribel G., quien comparte las recompensas de cuidar a su hijo con Parálisis Cerebral.

Gina Flores
stress in your child with special needs

Seis Maneras de Reducir el Estrés en Su Niño con Necesidades Especiales

Su niño con necesidades especiales puede responder a situaciones de manera distinta a los demás niños. El ...

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS

Peristomal Skin Complications | Characteristics, Causes and Management

What is an ostomy and why is it needed? An ostomy is a surgical operation that creates a new outside opening for body wastes. The opening is called a stoma.

Laura Cox, LPC
colorectal cancer

Urinary Tract Infections

Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are something that affects all ages and both men and women. While the reason behind them may change with the circumstances and the individual, we all have a urinary tract, and as a connection between the outside and the inside of the human body, it is partial to infections in the… Continue reading Urinary Tract Infections

Aimee Sharp
Criar a un niño con necesidades especiales

The Messy Side of Raising a Child with Special Needs

Raising a child with special needs makes organizing your life nearly impossible. Supermom Theresa Hornung provides her perspective.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
Caring for an elderly parent

Parent with Incontinence? Here Are Some Helpful Tips

If you have a parent with incontinence, you might feel like you are in uncharted territory. It is a challenge few expect to deal with as their parents...

Sarah McIlvaine
Wound Healing

5 factores de estilo de vida que afectan a la sanación de las heridas

5 factores de estilo de vida que afectan a la sanación de las heridas; Nutrición, Higiene, Edad, Medicamentos, y Obesidad.

John Maynard
Pearl G. and her sister Abby, age 9.

What Disability? Wheelchair Athlete Pearl G

We had the honor of interviewing Pearl G. from Chicago, Illinois. A nationally recognized wheelchair athlete, Pearl has a passion for sports that is evident in her active lifestyle.

Amy Long Carrera, MS, RD, CNSC, CWCMS
Shield HealthCare expands Texas operations

Anne R. Bavier: Texas Faces an Acute Shortage of Nurses | Dallas Morning News

This opinion piece in the The Dallas Morning news was written by Anne R. Bavier, dean of The University of Texas at Arlington College of...

Sarah McIlvaine

California Governor Preserves Medi-Cal Funding in Budget Trims

This article by Beth Kutscher for Modern Healthcare details California Gov. Jerry Brown's decisions to prioritize California health care expenses in the 2017 budget.

Sarah McIlvaine
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